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flatwater

flatwater adjective: of or pertaining to canoe-kayak sprint races in calm water.

Adjective

flatwater (not comparable)

  1. (canoeing) Of or pertaining to canoe-kayak sprint races in calm water.

Noun

flatwater (usually uncountable, plural flatwaters)

  1. (usually, canoeing) Water that is calm, without significant currents or rapids.

Forms of flatwater

pluralflatwaters

Origin of flatwater

From flat + water.

Questions about flatwater

What does flatwater mean?
Flatwater means of or pertaining to canoe-kayak sprint races in calm water.
What part of speech is flatwater?
Flatwater can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near flatwater in the dictionary

  1. flatwares
  2. flatwash
  3. flatwashed
  4. flatwashes
  5. flatwashing
  6. flatwater
  7. flatwaters
  8. flatways
  9. flatweave
  10. flatweaves
  11. flatweed

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